Our betting expert Jones Knows provides his insight across Sunday’s Premier League card where he sees more misery for Ange Postecoglou at Spurs.
Tottenham are supposed to be the Premier League entertainers – but that’s not the case away from home. At least when they’re bad, they’re fun to watch but on the road it all is rather dull, which is a worry when it comes to the long-term future of Ange Postecoglou who is increasingly looking like a broken man.
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In seven of their last nine away games domestically both teams to score ‘no’ has landed for punters, while we all know what Everton bring to the table in terms of goal average. That isn’t going to change under David Moyes.
Both teams to score ‘no’ has landed in 13 of their last 15 games. I’m surprised we can get 6/4 with Sky Bet on such a scenario again. It’s a great bet in what could be another frustrating afternoon for Spurs who continue to slide.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-0 | JONES KNOWS’ BEST BET: Both teams to score ‘no’ (6/4 with Sky Bet)
Ruben Amorim’s team are a bag of nerves in matches – the manager has even mentioned this and playing at home isn’t helping them.
This lack of conviction and ability to put their stamp on games is leading to very slow starts made by United, who allowed the worst team in the league on Thursday in Southampton to have a nice time at Old Trafford in the first half.
It means United have now not scored in their last seven first halves of football and if you stretch it back further, they’ve not scored in 15 of their last 19 first halves. The 0-0 half-time correct score at 9/4 with Sky Bet has a chance.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1
Did we see shoots of hope for Southampton at Old Trafford? Or was it just Manchester United being so bad that it made the Saints look better than they were?
I’m inclined to be quite positive on them in terms of their play in forward areas, where Tyler Dibling and Kamaldeen Sulemana carried genuine threat.
Nottingham Forest are a fantastic side, capable of qualifying for the Champions League if they stay in this kind of form, but they do concede lots of territory and shots.
They are facing 13.4 shots per game which is actually the seventh most of any team this season. Southampton to have 12 or more shots at 11/8 with Sky Bet does rate as a touch of value.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-1
It is a bit bonkers that a team who have won just once in their last 10 away games in all competitions are as short as 1/3 with Sky Bet to win a road match in the Premier League.
If Ipswich can replicate their performance in the win over Chelsea, where they defended doggedly and counter attacked with great threat from Liam Delap, then Kieran McKenna’s team are capable of landing for punters taking a positive view on their prices.
The double chance at 9/4 with Sky Bet and the 11/2 for the home win are both genuine betting options while this City team remain so woeful out of possession.
SCORE PREDICTION: 2-1
Chelsea were excellent in forward areas against Bournemouth and really should have been out of sight rather than desperately chasing an equaliser.
Nicolas Jackson is holding them back in his current form as the inconsistencies about his finishing are once again starting to being talked about.
He’s without a goal in his last five games despite taking 16 shots and posting an expected goals figure of 2.21. In terms of his big chances, he’s missed five.
His form does temper my enthusiasm for backing Chelsea here, who are of course on a winless run of five games in matches they’ve gone off odds-on to win against Everton, Fulham, Ipswich, Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
They are an expensive side to follow, meaning Wolves, with Matheus Cunha hopefully back, on the double chance at 2/1 with Sky Bet does seem the sensible way to play the outright.
SCORE PREDICTION: 1-1
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